Barrel swing and support



(No Model.) v I r T. J. FORD & P. B. WATERS.

BARREL SWING AND SUPPORT. No. 367,802. Patented Aug. 9,1887.

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THOMAS J. FORD AND PHILO B. WATERS, OF GENEVA, OHIO.

BARREIL swmc -AND SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,802, dated August9, 1887.

Application filed May 2, IBM.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS J. FORD and Piano B. WATERs, of Geneva, inthe county of Asht-abula and State of Ohio, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Barrel Swings and Supporting Apparatus; and wedo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and completedescription thereof.

The nature of our invention relates to an improved swing andsupporting'mechanism for the withdrawal and'replacing of barrels havinggoods therein from under the counters of stores and shops.

It is the practice in shops and stores to place the filled barrels underthe counter, and for obtaining access to their contents either removingor tipping them or reaching below the counter. The purpose of saidinvention is to cause the barrel to be moved with ease and facility inhandling, thereby avoiding the labor and delay in moving about thebarrels in the common way of business.

That the said invention may be more fully seen and understood, thefollowing specification and annexed drawings are referred to.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of the said barrel swing andsupporting mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same as seenfrom the line we.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in both views.

In the drawings, A, Fig. 1', represents the top ofa shop-counter, and Bthe floorline of the place in which it is used.

In Figs. 1 and 2, G is a base-plate secured to the floor. From saidplate project bosses a b for the support of the studs or posts 0 d, towhich is fitted the cross-head D. In said head is an opening to receive.the rod E, which is preferably square,to prevent its turning within thehead. The upper end of the rod E is inserted in a mortise in the topplate, F, when the rod is adjusted in the cross-head D to the properheight to be in connection with the plate F, as seen at f, Fig. 1. Thisplateis supposed to be fastened under the counter in line with thebase-plate when the apparatus is used.

The cross-head is provided with a set-screw, S, or its equivalent, tofasten the rod to the cross-head in the various heights required for itsadjustmentunder different counters and Serial No. 236,80. (No model.)

varioussized barrels to be attached thereto. The top plate, F, beingfastened to the under side of the counter, as seen in Fig. 1, with therod E, forms, in connection with the crosshead D, an attachment to thestuds 0 din their relations with the base-plate C. By this arrangementthe mechanism is secured in position.

, To each of the studs 0 d is hinged'a swinghook, H H, to which thebarrels J 'K are respectively connected at the lower ends or chines, asseen in Fig. 1. The upper ends of the barrels are held by theswing-hooks G G to the hooks ion the movable bracket I. The hooks G Gform a hinge-connection with the bracket I similar to the arrangement ofthe hooks H H and the studs 0 d,which admitsof the barrels being swungout from and in under the counter readily and with little personalforce.

The adjustment of the position and heights of the hooks 13, inconnection with the movable bracket I,are arranged by sliding up anddown on the rod, and the relative arrangement of the hooks H H G Gtherewith admits of barrels of various sizes and lengths being hung tothe described mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the barrels may beturned or swung on the hinged supports, as indicated by the dotted line9, Fig. 2, for the purpose before stated.

The movable bracket I is quired position on the rod E by means of aset-screw, L, Fig. 2, or its equivalent. The said rod is fastened to thecross-head D also by similar means, so that the rod with the top plate,F, and base-plate O are easily adjusted to various heights of countersand other similar positions.

Fig. 2, respectively, by which means the bar rels may be covered anduncovered for protection and handling the contents thereof. The arrow atindicates the direction in which the barrel is turned, and the arrow atthat of the cover N, hinged, as before shown. The two barrels with theircovers are hung,moved, orturned essentially in the sameway by thedescribed mechanism.

For the purpose of preventing insects from entering the barrels the topplate and basefastened in the rea To the hooks G G are connected lugsMM,

A plate are channeled or cupped out, as indicated at h Z, in whichchannels or cups is placed tar or other material to arrest the passageof insects to the barrels.

As a modification of the described apparatus, two rods in place of therod E may be used for the same purpose as though the studs 0 (I wereextended up under the counter and connected with the top plate, F, andto the haseplate with movable hooks hinged on the rods for supporting:and swinging the barrels,

plate G, cross-head'D, rod E, connected with the plate F and adjustablein the cross-head, and hooks H H G G, hinged, respectively, on saidstuds and on the movable bracket I, in combi nation with one or morebarrel-covers hinged relatively to the hooks G G, arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. As a means for supporting and swinging barrels under counters, thecombination of a base-plate fastened to the floor and provided withstuds attached to a cross-head for supporting the lower end of aguide-rod, E, connected with a top plate under the counter,

hinged hooks on said studs for supporting the bottom of the barrel, andhooks holding the top thereof hinged to an adjustable bracket on the rodE, whereby one or two barrels are hinged and suspended between the upperand lower hooks, arranged substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whcreofwe affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS J. FORD. PHILO B. XVATERS. \Vitnesses:

I- nnnv MEANS, J. A. Gan'rnn.

